Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-07
WATERMAN RATIFIED.

Lieutenant.Governor Waterman and
Senator Dray are now creating
considerable fun for the specta-
tors. To-day the Senator from
Sacra mento in loud tone of voice called
out. "Mr. President" "Mr. Dray," was
the response from the President in just
Is loud and more stentorian tone OF voice,
ssDon't you holler at me in that manner,
I am not deaf" Thought you were, :"
said Dray. "Question," shouted another
of the solons. "What is the question:"
replied the President. This brought on
a general outbreak of laughter. They
had got the President of the Senate in
such a state of frenzy that he forgot
what they were talking about, and so
left his chair and became one of the
spectators, SO that he might enjoy the
fun better than to stand the taunts and
jeers of q multitude Of on-look-
ers. What brought all this
pandemonium about was the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the enact
ing clause was stricken out OF the
Debris: bill. Chandler, of Sutter. made
the motion to have the enacting clause
stricken out, and succeeded in so doing
by vote of % ayes to Is noes. This
sudden action had terrible effect upon
Walrath. He looked wrathy and white
with rage. He said that he knew the
dog was dead and who killed him, but
he wished to put ON the Journal pro-
test as to the action of the Senate in
this matter, which remark had the effect
of throwing firebrand into the Sena.
torial camp. Goucher offered protest
to the action of the Senate, but Chand'
Ter opposed the proposition. He said he
did not propose to have placed on the
ournal Of this Senate protest that
was not protest at all. but resolution
to expunge from the Journal of the
Senate the proceedings of the Senate in
the action of this Debris bill. Goucher
sold he, for the first time in his life, had
learned that body of men of any
amount would be refused the privilege
of protes alton, and insisted that the
protest be spread on the Journal.
Senator Vrooman for the first time
since Senator Clunie lost his voice took
the floor and read from the Journal of
1885, wherein Senator Chandler had
signed protest in that year when there
were but handful of Republicans on
the floor of the Senate. After long
and heated debate on this protest ques-
tion Senator White arose, and in neat
satirical speech threw oilon the troubled
waters, and introduced substitute pro.
test that suited all parties concerned,
and so peace to some extent was restored
and the majority of the Senators retired
to the lobby to get refreshed.
The Glenn County bill received its
quietus to-day. When the motion to re.
consider came up long discussion, a
great waste Of time, vituperation, play |
ing around on all sides. finally killed the
bill and Senator Boggs for the first
time this session feels happy. These
were virtually the only matters that oc.
cupied the attention of the Senate to.
day.
In the eAssembly, in the language of Mr..
Briefly, they are knocking things endwise
and passing all the bills on the file, but
as o matter of course legislation, SO far
as passing bills is concerned, is at an
end. There will be few measures out. |
side the appropriation bill that will re-
ceive any attention in the Senate, as |
everybody is mad at everybody else.
The Ryland and Conklin contest is set |
for Monday and promises to bring forth
another long debate. Ryland has lost
some Democratic strength in the Senate,
aud his chances are not looking so well
as they did two weeks ago. It is said |
that Conklin has voted with the majority |
on every matter on promises of support |
from them in the contest.